This list is a good core list of attributes and the reason is that it is manageable. There are indeed endless attributes one could identify, but all of these are shades of meaning, nuances, various levels of degree in representing a particular Virtue. It is impossible to encompass the entirety of the human experience in words to begin with. Words will simply fall short in many circumstances and are still subjective and incomplete. No two observers of an event will describe it the same way using the same language, they will inevitably use differing words that have perceived differences in intensity or the nuances of meaning in the way they are strung together. So readers of a written account from different authors will come away with somewhat different impressions of what took place. The same is true of any summary describing virtuousness. The truism that beauty is in the eye of the beholder continues to be so for virtuousness. What one prizes, another may feel is of lesser importance compared to something else they prize quite highly, so there will not be universal agreement as to necessity and degree of importance in overall value for any such list.
The list you were given is quite a good one because it is a prioritization in and of itself, to have those things stated and others not. With any discussion of this kind, the more you attempt to complete and add to the list, the more it will become diffuse and dilute the meaning and value of those virtues of the highest importance because it becomes daunting then to consider such a vast array of things and the quandary becomes "where does one start to improve oneself?" And the project may never get going. So we would suggest showcasing these 10 Virtues and making the comment that there are other positive attributes that come into play when people are living virtuously that can be singled out in the context of particular exchanges but will, in and of themselves, be always a subset of one or more of these 10 Virtues in action. So those refinements can be added when writing about virtue, but are not essential to presenting the idea of using an awareness of the Virtues to think about one’s life and to analyze human conduct and assign meaning and, in particular, diagnosing deficiencies and suggesting a remedy.
To live a virtuous life is to live a divine life and vice versa—they are aspects of one another, simply describing a divine life with specific terminology to characterize varying aspects of the actions taken. This is quite useful because each of the Virtues has a kind of energy when implemented. If that energetic signature becomes a goal to emulate, this can be a useful way to conduct oneself, and one’s existence will be enhanced as a consequence because striving to be virtuous in one’s thoughts and actions, both, will keep a person on the divine centerline quite nicely and this will bring many, many rewards. It is not a function of meeting an artificial standard for selfish reasons to outdo others, to serve the self at others’ expense. It is simply an honoring of the soul and one’s standing as an extension of Source Creator, to live through virtuousness, and that honors the individual’s soul first and foremost.
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